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conductance definition

con·duct·ance (kən duk′təns)

noun

the ability of a component to conduct electricity, measured in siemens and equal to the ratio of the current to the voltage: it is the reciprocal of resistance: symbol, G

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conductance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • increase: There has also been the suggestion that benzodiazepines can increase the conductance of high affinity GABA A receptors 79.

Preposition: in

  • plexus: Application of patch clamp electrophysiological methods has identified two K + conductances in the mammalian choroid plexus: Kv and Kir.

Adjective modifier

  • stomatal: Weather affects response, dry conditions for example, decreasing the effects because of lower stomatal conductance.

Modifies a noun

  • regulator: The disease gene is named CFTR, which stands for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.

Noun used with modifier

  • transmembrane: The disease gene is named CFTR, which stands for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.
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